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Becoming a member of the Institute

Any individual or institution interested in working towards the Institution’s objectives and adhering to its values may become a member. Membership status is conferred after cooptation by the Board and after payment of the annual membership fee.

Members have the opportunity to receive personalized advice in cases of plagiarism or scientific fraud. They may also attend the annual conferences at the member price, attend debates held within the Institute, and benefit from the experiences shared by other members. They have the right to vote at the annual general meetings.

Members contribute to the development and entrenchment of good practices with respect to academic integrity in their immediate environment. They promote the introduction of organizational frameworks for the exposure and handling of cases of academic fraud and plagiarism. They provide the Institute with information useful to its research and activities.

The membership becomes effective after approval by the Board of the Institute and receipt of payment of the membership fee.

I – Individual Members

This fee gives access to personalized advice in the event of plagiarism or scientific fraud, one accompaniment per year in the event of filing a complaint, and access to IRAFPA events at the “member” rate.

Annual fee

  • 100 EUR/year (or 110 CHF/year)
  • 80 EUR/year (or 90 CHF/year) for doctoral students

II – Institutional Members

Laboratories or departments

This category includes up to 3 individual memberships.

It gives access to personalized advice in the event of plagiarism or scientific fraud, one mediation accompaniment per year in the event of a complaint being lodged, and access to IRAFPA events at the “member” rate.

Annual fee

  • 300 EUR/year (or 330 CHF/year)

Institutions (universities, faculties, national foundations and centers, etc.)

This category includes up to 5 individual memberships.

It gives access to personalized advice in the event of plagiarism or scientific fraud, one mediation accompaniment per year in the event of a complaint being filed, occasional help in setting up integrity systems, access to IRAFPA events at the “member” rate, a discount on IRAFPA certifications and publication of the establishment’s logo in the “Partners” section of the IRAFPA website.

Annual fee

  • 900 EUR/year (or 990 CHF/year)

Academic associations, journal publishers, software editors

This fee gives access to personalized advice in the event of plagiarism or scientific fraud, one mediation accompaniment per year in the event of a complaint being filed, access to IRAFPA events at the “member” rate and publication of the member’s logo in the “Partners” section of the IRAFPA website.

Annual fee

  • 500 EUR/year (or 550 CHF/year)

III – Benefactors and sponsors

This category includes all the benefits described above and publication of the member’s logo in the “Benefactors / Sponsors” section of the IRAFPA website.

The membership fee may be paid annually or as a one-time donation.

  • a minimum of 3’000 EUR (or 3’300 CHF)

Contact

email: michelle.bergadaa@responsable-academia.org
Phone: + 41 22 798 42 04
Postal Address (new address): Institut IRAFPA, c/o Tal Schibler, DGE Avocats, 6 rue Bartholoni, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland

Website: https://irafpa.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/irafpa/